Endangered and/or threatened; Habitat conservation; Policies; Threatened species; Work of the Service

This article in the Endangered Species Bulletin November/December, Vol. XXIV no. 6. explains how a species becomes listed under the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 gives the Secretary of the Interior responsibility for...

This is a flow chart describing the petition process. Petitions are formal requests to list a species as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The ESA requires that we make and publish specific findings on the petition.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, is one of the most far reaching wildlife conservation laws ever enacted by any nation. Congress, on behalf of the American people, passed the ESA to prevent extinctions facing many species of fish,...